Ricoh Singlex User Manual

Ricoh Singlex

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· CONTENTS

· Taking Your Picture ............... 2

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

· Operating Instructions ............ 2

Description of Parts ................. 3

· Loading ................................ 5

· Advancing Film and Winding Shutter .......7

· Setting Shutter Speeds ........................ 8

· Setting the Lens Aperture .................... 8

· Focusing ............................................. 9

· Releasing the Shutter to take Picture .... 10

· Unloading the Film ............................... 11

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS AND THE USE OF OTHER FEATURES

· Ways to Hold Camera in taking Pictures .... 12

· " Depth of Field " of Photographic Lenses and their Utilization .... 13

· Depth of Field Scale on Lens Barrel ............ 14

· Lever for Previewing Depth of Field ............ 15

· Self-timer ................................................... 16

· Infra-red Marking ...................................... 17

· Changing the Lens ..................................... 17

· Removing the Lens ................................... 18

· Replacing the Lens .................................... 18

· Flash Synchronization ............................... 19

Film Speed (ASA and DIN) Reminder Dial ...... 22

· TAKING YOUR PICTURE

1. Load and advance film until counter registers "1" (see
page...5~7)

2. Set shutter speed (see page...8)

3. Set Iens Aperture (see page...8)

4. Focus and frame your picture (see page...9)

5. Depress shutter release button4www.but kus.org

· OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Familiarize yourself with your " Singlex ", before loading your first roll of film. Ex. amine your camera carefully and
operate its controls as you would be doing when actually taking pictures. A patient study of these instructions will be
rewarding.

1. Accessory Shoe for exposure meter

2. Neck strap eyelet

3. Combined preview self timer lever

4. Rewind lever (folded)

5. Back cover sliding catch

6. Aperture scale ring

7. Focusing ring

8. Lens releasing lever

9. Cartridge chamber

10. Slotted rewind shaft

11. Tripod socket

12. Sprocket release pin

13. Sprocket teeth4www.butkus.org

14. Take up spool

15. Eyepiece

16. Syncro sockets

17. Film type reminder

18. Distance scale ring

19. Depth of field scale

20. Aperture distance index diamond mark

21. Shutter speed index dot

22. Shutter speed dial4www.butkus.org

23. Shutter release and cable release socket

24. Exposure counter

25. Rapid advance lever

· LOADING

Place camera face down on a table or other solid surface. Release the back cover by pulling up its sliding catch. The
back cover will spring part-way open and may be opened fully by hand.